GOING THE PACE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 183, 11 August 1885, Page 2

GOING THE PACE.

The Troubles of a Fast Young Man,

Cecil A. Caspar, the young man who was recently arrested for embezzling the monejs of his employer, Mr Richard A. Carr. of Fortstreet, was brought up at thelPollce Court to day. There were throe charges against him, the first being of fraudulently ombezzling £22 Hb8:1; the seoond of embezzling £8 Is 3d; and tho third of embezzling ill Is 10 i. Tho prisonor was not defonded. Richard Anthony Carr deposed that bo was a broker, carry ing on business in Fort street. Tho prisoner was employed by him as olerk, and had been in his employ for the last four or five months. It was part of hia duty as clerk to reocive moneys from cu»tcmers, and pay them into tho bank. Ho was supposed to pay the amounts in immediately upon receipt. The bank in which tho deposit* were to be made was the Bank ot Australasia, in Auokland. On the 16th of July the prisonor was working for witness. Business matters oomptlled witnesß to leavo for tho South that day, bat before leaving he gave prisoner his salary tor the month in advanoo. and also a chrque for petty oash disbursements postdated tho 20th ot July. This was to pay any incidental small expenses that might crop up during his absence. He knew Mr E. R. Cardno, merchant, who was indebted t J him to tho extent of £22 lis Bd. Me Instructed the prisoner to collect the amount and pay it in to his credit at the bank. While in Wellington he roceived a letter from prisoner, stating that he had received and paid in tho amount of Mr Cardno's cheque. Ho returned to Auckland last Sunday weeic, and on making inquiry respecting the accused, found that he had not been at his employment on the day previously. He did not come there on the following morning, and witness could not find him at his lodgings. He laid an information, and had a warrant issued for the prisoner* arrest. About 230 p.m. on that date, witness found him at the Albion Hotel, and informed the police of whero ho was. On the morning after the srre-1, he spoke to the prisoner In ref.renoo to this account, and asked him whut ho had done with tho money. He Bald be lost It In wambling. Mo had not paid over that amount of £22 llw 8d up till the present time. He had not his permission to spend the money in gambling. He had given hint his wages in advanoe, and the £5 cheque before he went away, so that he should not be pressed t_: cash, .y the Bench: I pay him £5 a month. The Bench: And has he to find himself 1. Mr Carr: He could get more if he required it I have given him more when he wanted it. The accused ia 19 Or 20 years of age. I did not know that he frequented places of gambling resort. Tho Bench: But £5 a month is a small wage. Mr Carr: Ho had to learn everything. The Bench: Has ho any friends here 1 Mr Carr: I was his only friend. He came out from London, and I offered him a clerkship in my offloe. with a prospeotof advancement. To the Bar. eh: On m/ way baok from Wellington,telegrams, butnotfrom theaocused, apprised mo that tho money had not been paid In. Before tho aoouaed oame to my service I helped him, and he knows I would not refuse bim anythinr, S. R. Cardno, merchant. Fort-street, fletiosod that ho knew the prisoner, who was employed as olerk by Mr R. A. Carr. The acoused made application for the payment of the sum ot £22 odd owing by him to Mr Carr, and was paid by a cheque on the National Bank. Henry Wallace Laweon, ledger keeper of the National Bank, deposed that prisoner presented the cheque (produced), and the amount was paid him. Prisoner was then charged with embezzling the sum of £6 Is Sd.

Mr Carr gave similar evldenco as in the preceding oase. The prisoner collected the amount of Mr Samuel Carey Brown, grocer. Prisoner said he had lost the £6 Is 5d tab en from Mr Brown in gambling. The rooeipt to Mr Brown is in prisoner's handwriting. Prieoner should have paid the monoy into the Bank of Australasia. Samuel Carey Brown, Durham-street, coffee merchant, deposed to paying the £6 Is 5d on the 17th ult. to the prisoner, whom he knew as colleotii g olerk to Mr Carr. (Receipt produced.) Henry W. Lawson, ledger-keeper, National Bank, deposed to marking Mr Brown's cheque for payment. It was caßbed. Constable Herbert deposed to arresting the pririomr on the 3rd inst, on another charge. Ho admitted this and other chargis, saying ho had gambled It all away at cntdsand btlliarda in notels. Tho third charge, viz, appropriating tho-sum of .61 JOs 9d, which was entrusted to the prisonor to pay a email account duo to Messrs Close Bros., was admitted by prisoner. Tljo prisoner was committed to prison for fourteen days upon the last charge, and fully committod for trial on two preceding charges. Ball, after tho completion of the fourteen days, himeolf in £50, and two nureties in £25 eaoh. Thiß was all the business.